Man kills wife for refusing money for liquor

AJMER: A man murdered his wife on Tuesday night near here merely because she refused to give him money for liquor. His five children, who witnessed the murder, reported it to the police. The incident took place in Gujjarwada village of Bhinai block of Ajmer. People of the village helped the police to arrest the accused.

According to the police, 38-year-old Prahlad, a labourer, had been upset for the past few days and had been drinking country liquor since morning. His 35-year-old wife, Manbhar, was working under NREGS.

"My father drinks a lot and often fought with my mother. He starts to drink from morning and threatens us many times. When my mother returned from her work in the evening, father demanded money for liquor," said 12-year-old Shravan, eldest son of Prahlad. "When my mother refused to give money, father abused her and kicked her in the stomach. We tried to help mother but he threw us away. He beat my mother and then sat on her chest and throttled her neck. My mother tried to shout for help but we could not help her," cried Sharvan.

After murdering his wife, Prahlad hid himself on the roof of his house. "Prahlad's children informed neighbours Kana Devi, Nathinad Devkaran and they went to catch him," police said. The villagers caught Prahlad when he was trying to escape. "We have sent the body for post-mortem and arrested the accused," a police officer said.